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Showing 221230 of 51396 articles for Art. Cass. com. 2 novembre 2011 n° 10-15887

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Participation in rescue operations.

Article L3142-103

…to employees who are members of an approved civil security association are set out in articles L. 725-7 to L. 725-9 of the French Internal Security Code.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Compensatory allowance

Article 1080

Where property or rights are awarded as compensatory allowance pursuant to 2° of article 274 of the Civil Code, the agreement approved or the decision granting the divorce specifies their value. Where…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-10

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: National tattoo product vigilance system.

Article R513-10-10

…petent administrative authorities designated in accordance with the procedures set out inarticle L. 221-1-3 of the Consumer Code. It transmits to the regional health agency with territorial jurisdicti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health reserve.

Article L3142-104

The provisions applicable to healthcare reservists are set out in Chapter III of Title III of Book I of Part Three of the Public Health Code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-10

…r, made after obtaining the opinion of the authorities referred to in l'article 1er de l'ordonnance n° 45-2717 du 2 novembre 1945, may only intervene in cases where the mention "died for France" shoul…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Savings banks

Article 1063

Subject to the provisions of 3° of l'article 679, the certificates of ownership and notarial deeds required by the savings banks and the national savings bank to effect the repayment, transfer or rene…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Savings banks

Article 1062

Subject to the provisions of 3° of l'article 679, printed matter, writings and deeds of any kind necessary for the service of the savings banks and the national savings bank are exempt from registrati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Passenger transport in the Ile-de-France region

Article 1038

Agreements entered into for the implementation of l'ordonnance n° 59-151 modifiée du 7 janvier 1959, relative à l'organisation des transports de voyageurs en Ile-de-France, are registered at a fixed f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil protection reserves.

Article L3142-102

…rovisions applicable to employees serving in the civil security reserve are set out in articles L. 724-7 to L. 724-10 of the French Internal Security Code.

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